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A. C. KASSON, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

COOKING APPARATUS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 56,232, dated July 10,1866.`

To all whomit may concern:

Be it known that I, A. C. KAssoN, of Milwaukee, inthe county ofMilwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have invented anew and usefulImprovement in Cooking Apparatus; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which willenable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification, in which- Figure 1 is an elevation of an apparatus madeaccording to my invention, the same being shown closed. Fig. 2 is anelevation thereof with the cover raised. Fig. 3 consists of severalviews of a coffee-roaster which can he operated by means of myimprovement, one view showing an axial section of said roaster, anothera periphercal view, anotheran end view, showing the opening throughwhich access is had to its interior, and another showing the end closed.Fig. 4 is a top or plan view of the apparatus, its cover having beenremoved. Fig. 5 consists of a cross-section of' the revolving plate lIand also of a plan v iew. Fig. 6 is a front view of' the apparatuswithout the cover.

Similar letters of' reference indicate; like parts.

The object of this invention is to provide an apparatus by means ofwhich many of the operations in cooking and treating articles of foodand other articles Ymay be performed with less labor and care than arecommonly required, and in a more perfect manner.

It consists, among other things, in abox having a hinged cover and aperforated false or supplementary bottom, which revolves on a centralpivot and is kept in motion by clockwork connected to the box. Thebottom of the box is made open, so that when it rests upon a stove orrange over theboiler-holes the direct rays of the fire can pass into thebox and act upon articles placed on its perforated revolving bottom.'Ihe upper end of the hub of the revolving bottom is corrugated anddrives a coffee-roasting apparatus hung inside of the box.

The letter A designates the box, having a portion, F, of its coverhinged, as shown in the drawings, so that access can be had to theinterior. O11 the top of the permanent portion p The lower end of thepost D of the clock is `grooved iu several directions, and the top ofthe shaft E has a tongue formed across it which engages with one oranother of the grooves of the post, and the shaft consequently is turnedwhenthe clock-work is set running.

The perforated plate H forms a false bottom to the box, being set nearto the real bottom, so as just to clearit in its revolutions, itsdiameter being also such that its circumference just clears the sides ofthe box. The bottom of the box has one or more openings through itcorresponding to the boiler-holes of a stove or range; but I have onlyshown one such opening, G, in this example, which is made with a flangethat extends downward so as to t within one of the boiler-holes of astove.

The under side of the bottom of the box has The top of the box has acurved hook pivoted on it,"

also short legs, which keep it level.

which serves to hold the shaft E in a vertical position by embracing itat the place where it rises above the box.

When the plate H is to be removed from the box for any purpose the hookis swung back and the shaft can then be pulled out of the slot in thetop of the box, wherein it is held when in operation.

Lis a bar which hangs down from the fixed part of the top or cover ofthe box near to the vertical shaft E, being secured in the under side ofsaid top, alittle forward of' the shaft The lower end of this bar isformed with a hook which receives and acts as a bearing for one ofthejourn'als O of a cylindrical coffeeroaster, I, whose other journalruns in a bear ing provided in the side of the box.

rlhe height of the hook of' the bar L `is regun lated by the distance towhich the bar is screwed into the top of the box, and the bar can thenbe held steady and locked by means of a locking-pin, M, screwed into thesame hole from above until it comes in contact with the top of the bar.

rlhat end of the ooftee-roaster which is nearest the shaft E has a angeraised on its periphery, and said iiange has teeth cuton it which comein contact with the roughened surface of the hub J of the revolvingplate, the height of the hook of the bearing-bar L being adjusted sothat the toothed flange will touch the top of the hub and so cause therotation of the plate to revolve the roaster by frictional contact. Theposition of the coffeeroaster should be over 011e of the boiler-openingsin the bottom of the box.

The plate H receives on it any article which is to be cooked, and thecover F being shut' down the clock-work is set in motion, when the platewill revolve Without interruption and at such speed as the clock-gearingis constructed and arranged to produce until the spring or other motivepower is spent, the cook being meanwhile relieved from that attentionand labor which the modes of cooking in ordinary stoves and ranges nowrequire.

When any article is being baked or broiled on the plate H thecoffee-roaster is, ofcourse, removed, its removal being effected bymerely lifting its journals oft' their bearings. rllhe plate H'has araised flange around its edge, and its perforations may be of varioussizes to Suit the judgment of the maker.

Instead of the coffee-master I any other cylindrical vessel which can beused in the oper ations of cooking may be placed in the box A androtated as above explained.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A cooking apparatus com posed of a close box capable of being thrownopen, as above shown, having openings inv its bottom which are providedwith flanges that tit in the boilerholes of a stove or range,substantially as described.

2. The box A, made` substantially as described, with anged openin gs onits bottom and with a hinged cover at its top, in combination with-theperforated plate H, substantially as shown.

3. The combination ot' the box A, the perforated plate H, and theclock-Work, Which gives rotary motion to said plate, substantially asabove described.

'4. The adjustable bearing-bar L, in combination with the roughened hubJ of the revolving plate H, substantially as described, for the purposeof supporting and revolving a coffee-toaster or other cylindricalarticle.

A. C. KASSON.

Witnesses G. LUTHER, OHAs. C. RATTINGER.

